Confirmed speakers are:
- Janet Blevins, former member of Lompoc Unified School District Board of Education
- Alma Hernandez, Clerk of Santa Maria Joint Union High School District Board of Education
- Gabe Escobedo, President of Santa Barbara Unified School District Board of Education
- A representative from Santa Barbara Alternatives to Violence
Parents, teachers and other community members are invited to participate.
To register for the Zoom Combined Roundtable, use this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/zYYy8J6-QLeGY8RLLXdLUQ
GOOD NEWS!
Santa Barbara County declines to transfer pipeline permit to Sable
| Thursday, Feb. 27 at Noon |
Forum - Protecting Our Immigrant Community: How Can Santa Barbara County Help? |
Santa Barbara and online |
| Friday, Feb. 28 at Noon | SBCAN Combined Roundtable: "Promoting Sustainability in our Countywide Education Systems" | Online |
| Office Hours with Planning Staff on Feb. 26. Comments due Mar. 2 | Santa Maria General Plan Policy Frameworks | Santa Maria and online |
| Sunday, Mar. 9 at 2 p.m. | SBCAN Annual Membership Meeting | Los Olivos and online |
| Now through Mar. 11 | Comment on SB County Recreation Master Plan | Online |
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Thursday, Apr. 17 |
Register for Santa Barbara County Action Network's first FREE Adverse Childhood Experiences Study (ACEs) Trauma-Informed Workshop! |
Goleta |
| GOOD NEWS! |
Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors declines to approve transfer of permits from ExxonMobil to Sable Offshore
Santa Barbara County Action Network has been opposed to the transfer of ownership and permits from ExxonMobil to Sable Offshore for nearly two years and was awarded a grant to help fund EDC’s work on this. Co-Executive Director Ken Hough said, “In light of Sable's recent history of disregarding orders from state and local regulators, SBCAN is relieved that the County Board exercised its discretion today in not approving the transfer of permits to Sable Offshore."
Thank you for turning out to oppose restarting the pipeline.
Read more in Noozhawk: https://www.noozhawk.com/county-supervisors-stall-on-sable-pipeline-permit-transfer/
| UPCOMING |
NOON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27
PROTECTING OUR IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY FORUM
Co-sponsored by SBCAN
- YouTube-- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCex75_yal_YCcojaLQN6KFw
- Or Facebook, open up your account and go to @LWVSB
FEB. 26 THROUGH SUNDAY, MAR. 2
Public Review of the Santa Maria General Plan Update
Draft Policy Frameworks
PUBLIC NOTICE FROM THE CITY OF SANTA MARIA:
The Draft General Plan Policy Frameworks are available for public review and comment from Wednesday, February 5 to Sunday, March 2.
WHAT’S BEING PLANNED: The Community Development Department is preparing a Comprehensive update to the City’s General Plan. This document creates the master plan for Santa Maria’s growth for the next 20-30 years. The City is anticipated to grow by 30,000 to 40,000 residents during that time, meaning the community must identify where and how to build thousands of additional housing units, and where to build new parks, schools and other development. The Policy and Plan Development phase is currently underway with the completion of draft Policy Frameworks for each of the nine elements of the City’s updated General Plan. The Policy Frameworks are a step in the General Plan Update process prior to drafting General Plan Elements. The frameworks highlight key direction for each General Plan Element including goals, policies, and implementation activities to achieve that direction.
WHERE YOU COME IN: The public review period will be an opportunity to review the draft Policy Frameworks for the General Plan and provide your feedback. All of the frameworks as well as a form for providing feedback are available at the project website: https://www.imaginesantamaria.com/policy-frameworks
Upcoming Public Meetings where you can learn more and provide feedback:
Office Hours with Planning Staff:
Wednesday, February 26 from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the Community Development Department Conference Room, 110 S. Pine St., Santa Maria
Comments may also be submitted within the public review period to Dana Eady, Planning Division Manager, by email at [email protected], or mailed/delivered to the City of Santa Maria Community Development Department (110 South Pine Street, Room 101, Santa Maria, CA 93458) by Sunday, March 2.
Department: Community Development
Contact Person: Dana Eady, Planning Division Manager
Telephone Number: (805) 925-0951 ext. 2444
Email Address: [email protected]
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AVISO PÚBLICO:
Revisión Pública de los Marcos de Política Preliminares de Actualización del Plan General
Los documentos del Borrador de los Marcos de Política del Plan General están disponibles para revisión y comentarios públicos desde el miércoles 5 de febrero hasta el domingo 2 de marzo.
LO QUE SE ESTÁ PLANEANDO: El Departamento de Desarrollo Comunitario está preparando una actualización integral del Plan General de la Ciudad. Este documento crea el plan maestro para el crecimiento de Santa María para los próximos 20-30 años. Se anticipa que la ciudad crecerá de 30,000 a 40,000 residentes durante ese tiempo, lo que significa que la comunidad debe identificar dónde y cómo construir miles de unidades de vivienda adicionales, y dónde construir nuevos parques, escuelas y otros desarrollos.
La fase de Desarrollo de Políticas y Planes está actualmente en marcha con la finalización de los borradores de los Marcos de Políticas para cada uno de los nueve elementos del Plan General actualizado de la Ciudad. Los Marcos de Políticas son un paso en el proceso de Actualización del Plan General antes de redactar los Elementos del Plan General. Los marcos destacan la dirección clave para cada elemento del Plan General, incluidos los objetivos, las políticas y las actividades de implementación para lograr esa dirección.
DÓNDE INGRESA: El período de revisión pública será una oportunidad para revisar el borrador de los Marcos de Políticas para el Plan General y proporcionar sus comentarios. Todos los marcos, así como un formulario para enviar comentarios, están disponibles en el sitio web del proyecto: https://www.imaginesantamaria.com/policy-frameworks
Horario de oficina con el personal de planificación:
Miércoles, 26 de febrero, 1:00 a 2:30 p.m. en la Sala de Conferencias del Departamento de Desarrollo Comunitario, 110 S. Pine St., Santa Maria
Los comentarios también pueden enviarse dentro del período de revisión pública a Dana Eady, Gerente de la División de Planificación, por correo electrónico a [email protected], o enviarse por correo/entrega al Departamento de Desarrollo Comunitario de la Ciudad de Santa María (110 South Pine Street, Room 101, Santa Maria, CA 93458) antes del domingo 2 de marzo.
Departamento: Community Development
Persona de contacto: Dana Eady, Planning Division Manager
Número de teléfono: (805) 925-0951 ext. 2444
Correo electrónico: [email protected]
From: Mark van de Kamp, MPA, DTM, Public Information Manager
Santa Maria City Manager’s Office
Office: (805) 925-0951 ext. 2372 / cell: (805) 720-4038
Santa Maria City Hall, 110 East Cook Street, Santa Maria, CA 93454
Join the Santa Maria Team
SUNDAY, MARCH 9
SAVE THE DATE!
SBCAN Annual Membership Meeting
2 p.m. Sunday, March 9
St. Marks-in-the-Valley, Los Olivos and online
Our guest speaker will be the new mayor of Buellton, David Silva.
More details to come!
COMMENTS EXTENDED THROUGH 5 P.M. MARCH 11
COUNTY HIKING TRAILS – DRAFT COUNTY RECREATION MASTER PLAN
Recreation Master Plan
The draft Recreation Master Plan is now available!
Check out SBCRecPlan.com to learn more about the project!
Click Here to View the Draft Recreation Master Plan.
Click Here to download a PDF Draft Recreation Plan in English.
Click Here to download a PDF Draft Recreation Plan in Spanish
Project Environmental Impact Report (EIR)
The County has released the Notice of Preparation for a Program Environmental Impact Report (EIR) in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) to analyze the potential environmental impacts of the Draft Recreation Master Plan. Agencies and the public are encouraged to provide comments on the scope of the EIR.
Rec Plan NOP Comment Period extended to March 11, 2025.
Click Here to View the Notice of Preparation
How to Comment
Comments on the Draft Plan and the EIR scope are due by 5 p.m. on Tuesday, March 11, 2025.
Submit Comments to: Jeff Lindgren
Via Email: [email protected]
Via USPS: Community Services Department, Parks Division, 123 East Anapamu Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101
The Santa Barbara County Recreation Master Plan represents a once in a generation opportunity to promote and plan for trail development and to protect and expand the County's trail system.
THURSDAY, APRIL 17
Register now for Santa Barbara County Action Network's first FREE Adverse Childhood Experiences Study (ACEs) Trauma-Informed Workshop!
Thanks to a grant from the City of Goleta and our wonderful speaker Susan Jones with Creative Behavior Systems, you have the opportunity to discover your nonprofit organization’s potential to efficiently serve its constituency.
This workshop is specifically catered to nonprofit organizations who serve our low-income and houseless population residing in Goleta.
Susan Jones was among the first to provide Trauma-Informed Workshops in the nation. She worked directly with Jane Stevens who is the author of the ACEs study and was a part of Dr. Nadine Burke's early focus groups. She began providing workshops to school districts with high rates of low-income students. Today, she works across the country helping school districts, businesses, city governments and more be more effective for those they serve.
Register NOW for our FREE workshop using this link: https://forms.gle/NNsZJUkAFjhgpbxL8
For more information, see our website.
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